Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Full reference: V. J. Maglio. 1970. Four new species of Elephantidae from the Plio-Pleistocene of northwestern Kenya. Breviora 341:1-341
Belongs to Elephas according to V. J. Maglio 1970
See also Maglio 1973
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas falconeri, Elephas hysudricus, Elephas hysudrindicus, Elephas jolensis, Elephas kiangnanensis, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas platycephalus, Elephas priscus
Type specimen: PAL.EKA424, a set of teeth (Molar).
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Kenya (1 collection), Malawi (1)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (7), Kenya (5), Tanzania (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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